A teenage girl in Sironko girl is accusing an unidentified health worker at Buwasa Health Center IV of defiling her while seeking treatment at the facility. It is alleged that the 13-year-old pupil of Nakirungu Primary School in Busamaga Sub County had gone to receive treatment for headaches when she was abused by the health worker.
Her grandmother, Betty Nambozo, a resident of Buwamanyala Village Buwamanyala parish Busamaga Sub County, says that the victim escorted her aunt to Buwasa health centre IV on Saturday for malaria treatment. She explained that the minor had also presented with symptoms of flu and she advised her to get treatment at the health center.
Namboozo, however, says that the minor later complained that while at the facility, an unidentified health worker took her to a private room, where he defiled her. The minor said that while in the private room, the health worker asked her to undress, lie on the examination bed, and defiled her. She explained that the health worker later threatened to kill her if she revealed what had transpired in the private room to anybody.
Minati Namuwenge, who had gone with the teenager to the health center, says that she did not notice anything until Monday when the victim revealed what had happened to her and the grandmother. Namuwenge says that they reported the matter to the Bugusege police station, and they did a medication examination that proved that the minor was defiled.
Moses Muduli, the LCIII chairperson of Busamaga Sub County condemned the incident, saying that the law must take its course such that others can take that as an example.
Moses Wobudubile, the in charge of Buwasa Health Center IV couldn’t be reached for comment by the time of filing this story as he neither picked up nor returned calls from our reporter. Rogers Taitika, the Elgon region police spokesperson confirmed the incident, saying they have commenced investigations to identify the errant health worker who was behind this act.
Denis Ephraime Balwaniregha, the Sironko Resident District Commissioner, says that as security they are planning to parade all male health workers at the health center to allow the victim to pick out the culprit.
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